[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 127 (Monday, July 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39225-39226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16186]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of 
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Grantee Reporting Form--
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Annual Payback Report

SUMMARY: The Annual Payback Report collects data on the status of 
``current'' and ``exited'' RSA scholars who are/were the recipients of 
scholarships. The information collected will provide performance data 
relevant to the rehabilitation fields and degrees pursued by RSA 
scholars, as well as the fund owed and the rehabilitation work 
completed by them.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 31, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection 
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to 
[email protected] or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Copies of the 
proposed information collection request may be accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 04877. When you access the information 
collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests 
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may 
also be electronically mailed to [email protected] or faxed to 202-
401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information 
collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office 
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. The Department of Education is especially 
interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is 
this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; 
(2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) 
is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this 
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information 
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting Form--RSA Annual Payback 
Report.
    OMB Control Number: 1820-0617.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 350.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 350.
    Abstract: Under section 302 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 
amended (Act), the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) has the 
authority to provide financial assistance, through academic 
institutions, to students seeking a career in rehabilitative services. 
Students who receive scholarships under this program are required to 
work within the public

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rehabilitation program, such as with a state vocational rehabilitation 
agency, or an agency or organization that has a service arrangement 
with a state vocational rehabilitation agency. The student is expected 
to work two years in such settings for every year of full-time 
scholarship support.
    Section 302(b)(2)(C) of the Act requires the academic institutions 
(i.e., grantees) that administer a RSA Long-Term Training program to 
track the employment status and location of former scholars supported 
under their grants in order to ensure that students are meeting the 
payback requirement. Program regulations at 34 CFR 386.34 require each 
grantee to establish and maintain a tracking system on current and 
former RSA scholars for this purpose.

    Dated: June 27, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-16186 Filed 6-29-12; 8:45 am]
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